.jpg) North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, May 1950. | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Fate | Merged with William Doxford & Sons |
| Successor | Doxford and Sunderland Shipbuilding and Engineering |
| Headquarters | River Wear, Sunderland |
J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s. The world-famous Liberty Ship was among the designs to be created, produced and manufactured at the yard's base at North Sands.[1][2]
- ^ "JL Thompson". Thompson One Name Study. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "Shipbuilding on the Wear: Part 2" (PDF). Sunderland City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2009.